Neurotic Owl

flapping vaguely downward through clouds of uncertainty on wings of existential dread

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Weekly thingy and haaaaaaaiiiiirrrrr.

What kind of jackass sticks herself with doing a jillion French knots? I think you know the answer. This is kind of a nice demo of the difference thread makes, … Continue reading

October 14, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and still sewing.

Lettering is all done and I’ve started on the wallpaper black work! Places to buy stuff! Did I miss something?  I think that’s everything. What’s making me happy this week: … Continue reading

October 6, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and letttttttering.

Progress! The basic lettering is done; now I’m going back around it with perle cotton to add a heavier border plus some extra lines on a few letters like on … Continue reading

September 29, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and stabbing thousands of times (for ART)

You know what’s great about blackwork? Put enough of it together and you really stop noticing the individual wonky stitches. A careful and precise planner would have worked out the … Continue reading

September 10, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and back to embroidery

The next dumb project has begun! I’m using a piece of bamboo rayon (salvaged from an old sheet) layered over Aida cloth so that I have the grid for the … Continue reading

September 2, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weeklyish thingy and a pride kitty!

I only finished this late tonight, so you’re seeing it without my usual scanning and cropping, but I should be getting it up on Redbubble and Teepublic sometime this week. … Continue reading

May 6, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weeklyish thingy and same cat, different painting.

The second painting from the same pic as the latest space cat – it’s funny that Mooch looks like a shorthair here, but I decided to just go with it … Continue reading

March 10, 2024 · 1 Comment

Weeklyish thingy and another SPACE CAT.

I am also working on a realistic painting from this photo – I’m loving getting to play with both styles. Places to buy stuff! Did I miss something?  I think … Continue reading

March 5, 2024 · 1 Comment

Weeklyish thingy, another kitty, and some sewing!

First: I don’t think I’ve shown y’all this yet, it was a commission that was for a winter holiday gift and I wanted to wait long enough to be sure … Continue reading

February 19, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weeklyish thingy and a painting!

So one of the benefits of having a mother who’s hyper-social and a joiner is that she does things like getting me to join the Women’s Caucus for the Arts … Continue reading

February 12, 2024 · Leave a comment